Budget Chainsaw help, please

[littlerob]

i got a husky 135 and was impressed on how much grunt for a basic diy saw well built to i give it a thumbs up

[miller]

Cheers everyone and thanks for the helpful replies it's now between the Stihl ms181 and Husky 135 and I'm leaning to the husqvarna 135

[peatff]

Husqvarna 135 great little saw, the only real difference between it and the 435 is the bar and chain combination, 135 on 3/8 050 gauge, and 435 on .325 050 gauge.

 

435 has 3 piece crank and visible fuel level as well, it's a bit more substantial than the 135 but the price is the clincher. I have the 135 running on Aspen now but it ran just as well on pump gas I just used to drain it, run it out and use the remnants in my scooter.

[adw]

A little confused, the 135 and 435 both have the same fuel tank and crankshaft, where did you get your info from??

[Eddy_t]

135 or 435, those are the choices, the ms181 is only just over 30cc, whereas the huskys are about 10cc more!

 

Peatff, there are no saws currently produced that aren't 3-piece cranks afaik, the only one-piece crank I know of is my 090, which is an old replaceable big-end type

[peatff]

A little confused, the 135 and 435 both have the same fuel tank and crankshaft, where did you get your info from??

 

Husqvarna website when I was buying my saw. I thought Husqvarna might have got it right sorry.

Edited December 16, 2014 by peatff

[miller]

Thanks as it's going to be very occasional use I've gone for the husky 135. I can get it online for £182. Seemed a decent price?

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

I'd throw the MS170 into the mix, great little saws, light as, and only around £150. I have 4 kicking about in various states of repair. I still use them more than any other saw.

[felixthelogchopper]

Cheers everyone and thanks for the helpful replies it's now between the Stihl ms181 and Husky 135 and I'm leaning to the husqvarna 135

 

Husqvarna 135 is a good little saw.

[miller]

Cheers everyone, as I'm a newbie I've gonna ask a really stupid question. What's Aspen i keep seeing? A type of fuel?